deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
secrecy; highly classified information
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
otherwise; or else; if not
one's long-cherished desire
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
in swarms; in great crowds
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
the other day; lately; recently
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy